Choir – is a musical ensemble of singers.

Female Voice Male Voice

SOPRANO TENOR

ALTO BASS

MEZZO SOPRANO BARRITONE

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VOICE CLASSIFICATION
 At the end of the lesson you will be able to:

• classify different singing voices

• perform the basic technique in singing; and

• appreciate your voice type by trying

different ranges.

RANGE – is all the notes that a person can sing, from

lowest to the highest notes.

Tessitura – is the sweet spot of your voice.

BASIC STEPS IN SINGING
• Breath

•Raise your soft palete

• Release the voice

 Soprano
Is the highest singing voice.
. The typical soprano voice
lies between C4 and C6

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Soprano voice range (C4–C6) indicated on piano

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 Mezzo Soprano
Is the middle range voice. type for females between
A3 and A5

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Mezzo-soprano voice range (A3–A5) indicated on

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 Alto
Is the lowest type of female
. voice. Alto range lies
between F3 to F5

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Alto voice range (F3–F5) indicated on piano keyboard

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 Tenor
Is the highest type of. male voice, typically
comfortable between C3 to C5.

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Tenor voice range (C3–C5) indicated on piano

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 Barritone
The baritone voice is the middle-range
. voice type for males; it lies
between the bass and tenor ranges. The typical baritone range is from
A2 to A4

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Barritone voice range (A2–A4) indicated on piano

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 Bass
The bass is the lowest singing .range and typicaly lies between
E2 to E4

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Bass voice range (E2–E4) indicated on piano keyboard

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 Can you now
differentiate the
classification of
voices?
How can they sing
like that?
 Homework
What are the different vocal
ensembles?